The very first sentence
of "Form a queue" - chapter 15 from "102 English things to do" by Alex Quick

" It has been observed that an English person, left to themselves, will form an orderly queue of one."


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September 

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The very first sentences

of "The hours" by Michael Cunningham

"There are still flowers to buy. Clarissa feigns exasperation (though she loves doing errands like this), leaves Sally cleaning the bathroom, and runs out, promising to be back in half an hour."

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September

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Pondichery. Tamil Nadu, India

The very first sentence
of " Weird things customers say in bookshops " by Jen Campbell

" Customer : I read a book in the sixties. I don't remember the author, or the title. But it was green, and it made me laugh. Do you know which one I mean ? "


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September

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La toute première phrase
de " The De Wets Come to Koof Grange" by Doris Lessing

" The verandah, which was lifted on stone pillars, jutted forward over the garden like a box in the theatre."


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September

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Lille, France